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WILKES-BARRE. PA., SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
JAPAN WILL NOT
PiSSADOR
President Wilsen And Secretary Bryan Told Of New Turn Taken In The international Trouble
GIE ATTACKED AS TAXATION DODGER
LEADERS OF THE ANNUAL SUFFRAGETTE PARADE
ENTIRE SITUATION IN SUSPENSE
(Telegraph to Independent.)
Washinsrton. .Vpril '_'»).—.\iii)>assfidor ('iiiiidn infonned the I'nited States tiiroiijrii the State department today that the .Jap¬ anese government would not reced.' oue whit from the demand that the California leorislaturc enact no alien land law which would he directed exilusively  at the .fapane.se  S'^vernmcut.      *
The Japanese amhas.sador in [lorsou delivered the -Mikado's messajre to John Hassett .Moore, who is tiie actiug secretary of State in the ai sence of Mr.  Bryan. •
A wireless me.ssajre wa.s imnuvl ately flashed to F'resident Wil¬ son who is away on the Sylph for a three day's rest. A similar telegram wa.s forwarded to Secretary Bryan on the train whicii is carryiiifr liiin to California as the peace messeuger of the ad¬ ministration.
Profound secrecy was maintained a.s to the contents of ihe.se messa^e^ and the iletails of the conference between Counsellor .Moore and Viscount Chinda.
Still in Suspense. "The entire  inatter is  still  in suspense," is tlie only comment Counsellor Moore could  he indu ce<J  to make.
The visit of the Japeiiese am hassador to the State department was hut one of the interesting: developments   in   the   controversy  he merits of which arc uow being: widely  discussed  by menibers of conp:ress.
The reeofrnized experts ou international law say the contention of Japan that under the treaty agreemen she is being:  discrimin¬ ated against by the California people  is without  foundation.    To the  contrary it  is beiiiii  claimed  that  the actual  discrimination, if any exists, is on the part of Japan against the Cnited States.
Senator  Ront,  who.se  disinterested opinions are widely accept¬ ed as sound, holds that*the treaty between this country and Japan does not eive the Japanese any rig:hts to purchase or hold land-t i'j^r agricultural puiposes.   He anal.vzes the propo.sed alien law of t;a^i-" fornia as a ijuestion only of property Avhich in no way represents ' an infringement.
Must Settle Problem. The same authority characterizes  the    repeated protests    of Jtfpriii as dangei'ous tn the peace   if  this  country  and  maintains | tliat the time  has come when  the   Cnited   States   shouid   take   a firm stand and settle the problem of Asiastic immigration for all , time.
Senator Ixidge. also a member of the foreign relations commit¬ tee, is understood  to  agree   witli Senator Root,    hodire has said privately that the Japanese are growing  more  and   more  in.sistent and he does not think their attitude one that shoubl be ignored. The arguments lieing made by the pro-Japanese agitators that the existing iaws of Japan are most  liberally worded  is being met with the statistical fact that the clauses granting land rights to Americans  have  never  been  mad<' effective. Is Only a   Purpose. It is now admitted, even by State departmeut  officials that the Japanese law  is no more than    a propo.sal for a law wiihout the imperial   ordinance.     Such   an   ordinance   has   never   been   issued, although  the  draft  of the  measun'  appeared   in   the   official   ga¬ zette of the  Japanese  governuient.  April   CJ.   linO,    This putili- cation is described as being simihir to our Congres.sional  Record, being a record of all proposed bills  whether or not   they are en¬ acted into law,
Tr,'ise wlio have made au -malysis of the contentions upou ' v,'hicli the controversy is based idaini further that Japan has gian- cd largely by the treaty of 1!'11. This agre^'iuent does not stip- uiatc a revocation of any prior laws although articles '2 of the Japanese law of li)10 expressly excludes foreigners and foreign corporations from the island pos.sessious and districts necessary for naiional defense.
It is also pointed out that t^Si^B
of home affairs the sole .judge {	
similar to those which they r^r.-'y-;e-;i
Used In Annual Parade Boosts Three Cents
(Specdal to flulepcndenl)
New Yoik, .\pri! JB.— Women on horseback, women in coaches, char¬ iots and wagons; women on foot, yes, anrl men un foot, too, will take part in the annual 'Woman .Surrrage I'ar- ade next week. According to the predictions of tho.«;e in charge ev¬ ery Slate in the Union will be reprcs- en'icd when the order lo march is given and the procession headed by delegalicins from the Sta-.es In which .women have won th*- ballot with Aliss Inez .Vlilholland on horseback starts up Fifth Avenue.
About :;0,00n or 40.000 win he in line. At Carnegie HaM the Woinen'.s Political Union will hold a special nieeting when the parade di.sbands and meetings will be h'ld by other suffrage organizations in various haUa throughout the city.
Hats  Atlv.nncre.
Tho.se women who do not wear special parade costumes will be ask¬ ed to wear the suffrage Easter hats, whieh cost forty-two cents each, three cents more than last year, but this may be due I0 the rising eost of living, Xo feathers or flowers will cdorn this hat. (j.ily ribbons will be allowed. In the grand .'^tand as the parade pa-sses will be seated A.-^sem- blyman Louis A. Cujiliei- ardent en^ emy of suffrage, and he will be there as  a guest of the Parade Committee.
The parade will ni^.rch / eight abreast to make a more Impressive .ippearanee and to get through earl-j •-er. Leading the entire procession will be the representatives of the nine enfranchised states.
Shot For Rich
mil AND R[CAIL
ON MONDAY NIGHT
NEW TURN GIVEN TH SHERIFFS R.4!
PAVE PROJECT
USELESS WASTE SAYSTHEMAYOR
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I upon.    Thiy is a, recorij seldom eijua
New System Of Court Offiei
terially—Amcunts Are Quoted From   Kecdfd
cd and means over one a day.
I'le-   pifii   s   ill  which  triiM.sIVrs ha
Under the new school code the *U'Iit of the affairs of school district.^ "f a fi-rtein ratim^ became a thing of real value. Thi-> was demnnstrat- e<l in this county where the men ap¬ pointed by the courts have delved In¬ 'o details nnd in somic districts broufiht to light careless book keep- 'ng methods, etc.
This work ha!* cost considerable "lotiey to the taxpayers and while the "aiiTiP HS to the total amount have ''*cn somewhat exaggerated it is found that the sum of 5C.499.lit has hfen expended thus far with one more district to be heard from. Plains 'ownship. In this instance the report '^^as delayed as the mrn lirst named °-d not complete the work and It waa lurnrcl over to two others after Jan- Uan-  Ift.
The costs paid ;n eacn community Where tbis system prevai'ued are as rollows:
Newport   Twp.
X inticoke    	
L:irk.sville    	
Luzerne   	
I'Utston Twp.   . ,
P. ttston   City   .,
King.ston     ,
Hazle Twp	
Hazleton    ......
Hanover   Twp.   , ' \\ .-Barre   Twp. I F )ster  Twp.    . . , j Wilkes-Rarre    . I Edwardsviile   . .
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jwest Pittston
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Sheriff Kniffen^gave a 11 w turn to his liquor crusailip yesterd ly vvhen he went after wholesale d 'iters who sire alleged to have solicitco ordora frcm door to door in the {¦e- ;;r. si.ttle- mients of Urook.side and Miivale. The Sunday supply of wet good.-^ was being laid in. but when the sheriff swooped down upon th: li-iiior deal¬ ers, in some instances whi.l.^ wagon loads were confiscated, .«h .iit Lew learned this twist of i,>,; lav,' from the hearings of Friday aftarn jon and armed with his new knowledge set forth yesterday to car.-y i;ilj active effect  his  new  weapon.
Those < aptured last c.-e.n^ v.ere: .Joseph Hosnosk.v, driver 'o'- \Vlll;im S'. Wan.imkins. a whol^salir, of Fx"- ter: George Hzstrosky, driver for Wil¬ liam Dachdu.'sky. wholesaler, Exeter; .Jo.seph I,^ Parent, of the lirm of P;;r- eni and Macanilo. \vhiiles,ilcr.->. Pitts¬ ton. The arrests v ero maJ.^ at .M:.l- vale.
-At a hearin" bef re Al 1'rman Cark¬ huff, the men wer.- held fcr .1 fu;- ther hrParing on T.iesdav c>i-'Tin:^. al 7 p. n. It is though' the siierjl'f wiil now direct a fight T-.iin.^l the li¬ cense.
HER WAR MAY COME
(<^b!c t<» Indopenilnit.)
Vienna, .\pril 2i:.—t.icrmany has de- iled to stand by Austria in pressing nr.tndiiig it a.-^ the hei,^:hl ef folly'ii,.r demands for an autonomous .\r- and a useless waste of the public' i,,i;ii;i, -ITiis wai» teamed following a money .Major Knsek l.igt night vetoed i c inference between the emperor and the resoiiition to award a contract to'"if" foreign minister and the minister J. D. \ViJliam.s, of this city It was;"" war at Schoeni^ninn this ev.ening. for the repaving of Washink'ton street
It  was announced  that Austria will
with asphalt. .\side from this fea¬ ture the condition of the bond mar¬ ket was cited by the mayor as a sup- plement;il reason He also expressed regret    that   a    local    contractor   was
wait until Monday for the powers to take some decisive action in regard to taking Scutari from Montenegro, .-^noiild the powers delay further in •'i.:;r?eing   upon   a   united   pb'n   of   ac-
TROIT n.SHIXG
Dentist E. S. Smith, accomrianied by hi,s   father,   A.   S.   Smith,   and   Charles Proghammer  spent   two    days    along! the     Lackawa.von    creek     in     Wayne' county      They    returned    home    last' Thursday  in  the   former's automobile' with    three    creels    completely   filled v\'tli the largest trout ever seen in this' ety.      They   :i\ cr.igi'i]    fr iin   • ight   to Ivvcn'ti-''••'«  iiichus  ill   Itnjjth. i
AIDED ESCAP OF KIS-LYN
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Joe Brown, HI tJouth Welles str:—t. this city is a prisoner at the c'.Iy po¬ lice station on the charge of aiding abetting in the esci;. • of th-ee ho>s from tho reform '.I'liO'' :;' K;s l.\n, the new oounty inL'kiti 1 •. \\ liic two of the fugitives lij\e bin cwp- tured the third i;; .11 Irfntv, -litho.i.-n officers ir. all nuarle:= ,•: ^ wateni-ii^ for hini
.Superintendent Johns m of -.e.c in¬ stitution was here yi .;' •r.::i',- run stated 10 the IndcoenJ-iit th-.l < vi¬ dence was piling up i^giiiist I'le pr!.-- oner and thu unle.s .h" luy was rc- coveied the intention w:'s i 1 ji'mish him as mu-h as poshm..'. if ;he fug¬ itive is captured then iis . j. ,,i be asked for. Th..' ya.l ••• I most   di'--'ired    n.viag   lo   tii'    .f
will     h,l \ C     nn     tilt      II' ^i,;-     I-.i
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thus deprived of the work as neit^'f^n Austria-Hungary will proceed, desired lo have competition in this I <"-ther alone or in alliance with Italy eitj-. ic;' Germany, or both to "vindicate her
While  he  vetoed   this  measure   the   l''^''''<^'»'   ^^^   military  prestige." dance    ordinance    as    drawn   by   Mr-1 ' • '
Loveland and designed to correct the dance hail evils of the city was ap¬ proved by the mayor.
Both measures were returned to councils last night at a special ses¬ sion. There was not a quorum on hand with the result that the few- present received the veto and action has been deferred until the next reg- ulai-   meeting   night.
Tlic \'cto.
The veto is as follows: To the Gentlemen of Select and Com-j i'fised to see a man deliberately kick-|
mon Councils, City of Wilkes-Barre.' ing a little newsboy.    He followed the
1 am returning hereto attached and, n-.^n until he met .Sergeant .-Miller and' vetoed by me resolution providing for, o..,|ered his arrest on the charge of, the paving of South Washington a,i?auU and battery and disorderly! sircei for the following reasons; i i.,:nduct.     He was later tfiven a hear
CITY DETECTIVE
While going up F'ast Market street' last   evenin.g   Mayor   Kosek   was   sur-j
(Spc!-ial   to  Ind^ppii'lent^)
Harrisburg. .\pril 24.—The House will on -Monday evening act on the mi sl radical progressivo legislation, Ofide from the bigger minimum wage bill, which has already jiassed, that has come before it in this remarkable and erratic session of the I-egislature. Xi thing more at variance with the usual order of governmental pro-1 cetlure in Pennsylvania has ever been S! .^gested than the proposal to amend i the constitution by the insertion ofi iriiiflive and referendum and recall c'&usts. Yet the announcement of! the fficl lhat the House has made theni a. special order of business for -Monday evening got no more than the ;iierest passing attention in the news¬ papers. The proposeii changes are embodied in two resolutions and will be hotly debated. It is believed the resolutions may meet with the ap¬ proval of the House but the more conservative a«aate will in all likeli¬ hood kill bothHu the closing hours of the sessioin, the vote by which the suffrage amendment was passed in¬ dicating that the Senate will go slow in the matter of proposed constitu¬ tional  amendments.
.\ great deaj of very impfortant leg¬ islation  will   be  ected   upon   in   com¬ mittee  during  the coming week.     In¬ deed   it   was   hinted   by   some   of   the leaders   on   both   sides   today   that   it i will be a mighty difficult thing to get j any bill out  of committee that is  not' reported    within    the   next   fortnight. This  is  the   first  indication   that   ad¬ journment   dates   are   stirring   in   the minds of Iho.'ie who are at the party- leadership helms here.     It is believed ¦ that with some of the big bills out of the way an  attempt  will  be made to get  away  May   30,  but Speaker Alter
absolutely refuses to discuss any sucti pos.>!ibllity  at   this   time,   declining   to limit in any way the debate of mem- , bers  on  the  floor or  to   hurry  along- any    important    legislation     b/    sas, methods.
PubUf UtUiUes. ^d
The publie  utilities bll] will  be th^ subject of discu.'ision in committee oiw the  House next Tuesday evening aadtA a prolonged se.ssion is In prospect. Xo J fewer than 150 amendments have been.! suggested to the measure and In tli»| end it is likely to be reported out Iai a form that will be a comprornlso einv- braclng the views of Governor Tener,, the Washington party leaders and tbflll Democrats,    Some concessions will bfli' made all alonK the line and It is lik»J( ly that the result will be a law sweejM ing in its effects and widely beneficial^ from  the standpoint of the public
DR. FRIEDMAN SELLS HIS CURE!
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First—!.«ist summer al a great cost and expense the city repaved the orcater part of this sireet with brick and the sircel at the present lime is in a perfeci condition and should last for four or five years without need¬ ing any further repairs. To lake up a perfectly good pav^ and replace it with one that is no better is in my opinion the height of folly and a use¬ less waste  of  the   peple's  mney.
i^econd—The condition of the bond market at this lime is such that the city cannot obtain as fair a price for its bonds a.s they do ordinarily and fo/ this reason I deem il advisable for the city to sell no more bonds at thia lime than is absolutely necessary.
In conclusion 1 dciire to .';tate that 1 am sorry to have to veto this reso¬ lution in view of the fact that the contract would go to th-.^ lowest bidder i e 1 should like to see Wilkcs-Barre ha>.e eompi'tition fi r tlie asjihall work However, the circumstances of the case are such that 1 do not th'ink 1 vMiuld be wii-ran 111 in signing lhe roaolution   at   this   tin''*
ir.g before his honor and fin«d $2.0. He gave his nan;ie as Jacob .'¦'wick, of 2S7 East Market'.street. and ifter pay- irrr uji was released with a severe re- |i-imand and ordered never to he brought in on the .camo i-he.rge or he would not- get  off so easily.
MINERS CL/JM POWDER DANGER
<;.\VF .V vFRiiin'.
h)   \iiio Case \Mi< io K<'paii'  Hill \^!ls tlie -N-iie   At   Slake.
tried    th.'    case    of
.Vuto   Company    vs 1 returned   a   verdict!
The jur.v that lhe Wilkes-Barre Ka-iil    Malinow.-^ki
vesterday   afternoon   for   th-'   plaintiff j
Til'?  rum   claimed   was some   what   rp- !
I'ued    but   tlie    total   award   is   .l.'iSO'
which   includes  interest.     The   dt fen- j
lent   had   an   aulo   wrecked    on    thiC i
¦ "id   Hiver  Uoad  a  short distance  outj
•f  .Vaatieoke.     It was repaired  at thei
.-bop   of   .it'    plaintiff   conui.in.-   andj
the   defeii,-,e   v.^^i,  that   the  ehar^a   iias I
I ;¦'. er.    lu    tile    wr.i.'ig    party     uid    that;
Ithe amount was cveessive. 1
The general grievance committee of thiP Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre met at -Mishe's hall yesterday afternoon to hear J.he commitle's report on the Monebel powder. The men claim that this powder is very dangi^rous anj refuse to use it as they claim that .f they continue lo use it they ".vill only be in danger of their lives ps the powder in som* instances ho'? re¬ fused to fully explode. Their report was that General .Manager Huh.-r claimed that he reserved the right to say what kind of powdicr should be used in their mines. This the miners protest against as in the last two weeks half of the jiowder in some of the holes exploded and whiPn the men went back were surprised to Hnd that in some cases one or two sticks remained uncxploded. making it very dangerous for the miner.
The committee now will ask Con¬ gressman Casey to give them the names and quality and i hie different brands approved by the government.
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(TPjeeraph   to   IndependfTit.)
Xe-s\- Ycrk. April 2*!.—^Dr. Fridrlchrj Franz Fried ma nn, today sold. th»^ American rights for tho .sale of hlSj tuTtk serum for $1,925,000, to th«< Eisner-ll'indelson Compnay of thla< city. He received $125,000 In casfk] and tho balance in stm-k-s in thej Ihirtysix Friedmann Institutes wh^Cb; will establish in as many states wftl»' a total capltalizaillon of  $5,5O<',0O0.
The   Friedmann   institutes   will   be established in only such states as ai^ j considered to  have aesfficl€rntly larval number   of   tuberculosis   patientts   tai make  the  insiUtule profitable.
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EXPOSmOX   .\   GRAXD
SHOW   Ff)R   \\'lIiKKS.K.\TtREr Fpatnrrs and IJIg FXent WITI Open-' In  I»eiin  Toba«-o Co. Rnild. Ins. Soiah Main St., S«t- urda.v Kveninff, May 10 .\rraiiK<-m«mts   Complete   For   .Ml   ItB' Aside   from   the   fact   that   the  eflt-; hibits   at   the   Greater   Wllkes-Barre- Industrial   f^xposltion    will   represeat; Industries and commercial enterprises reachim.'   to   fabulous   proportions   tn. the money line,  the entertainment to be  provided     by   the     committe©    in' charge  will   be  of sueh  a  h!eh order as to  rival any theatrical prodnrtlon. The f.pening night. May 10, will ba devoted  to the amateurs  of fhe val¬ ley.    The  finest kind  of a diversified program will be presented.    The sing¬ ing will J>e of the very best.
During the week the Concordia program will be presented. The fin- lent performances and one of the real classical features will bp th" presen¬ tation of the most m.vstifying forms of magic  by  Maco  the  Masriean.
SUFFRAGEHES'   |Speech In Defense ^ HATS ADVANCE I pf income Tax Has
Price  Of Headgear To  Be i   Some Real Hot
(TplPgraph to Ind«T>.»adBnt.)
Wa.«hington, -\pril 28.—The ilcher- a person grows, the less he paya In relation lo hi.s property or income-1 Experience has shown th.it under thai present ta.x system persoJial property' escapes taxation for either locai or' slate   purposes.
The.se statements were m^ule today, in the house by Representative Hull, of Tennessee, in defending the In¬ come ta.v which is carried in the Un¬ derwood tariff bill and is e.stimated to yield the government $70,000,000 ayear In revenues.
Andrew Carnegie is singled ont as a shining ex.-unple of th« rich who escape taxation He rolds $400,000,- 000 of the U. S. .Steel corporation se¬ curities. Until recently he has paid .state ta.xes on $5,000,000 of personal wealth. New York citi" authoritiea have increased this assessment re¬ cently to $10,000,000.
The   rich   investor,   sail   Mr.   Hull,, "the money lender, the wealthy busi-^ ne.s.s  and   jirofessional   men   cover   upr most  of their taxable property.    The intagibio personally stocks, bonds and other   securities   escape   taxation   al¬ most entirely-"
The  Republican party is wedded to cla.-JS legislation according to Mr. Hult. j Manufacturers  have  been   in   a tariff | partnership with the government and hiive waxed fat.    For more than halt ' a century there  has  been  a constant, struggle   by  the  wealthy to shift the burden   of  taxation   to   the   shoulders and  backs  of  the   weaker,   poor  an<i less  influential  citizens.
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Art Pictures at Half Priee- kai.'^-r's Bankrupt Sal«, 45 W. Market. Open evenings.
GJPuLS      WA.VTED—Apply      at      th« Planter.s'   Xut   and    Chocolate   Co.," 124 S. State strf-^